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Walking with the Snowman

Posted on Wednesday 29 November 2023 by Oliver O’Brien

We’ve long liked temporary “parade” sculpture trails in London – they make exploring a neighbourhood even more interesting, if around the corner is one of

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Sustainable Shopping at Christmas

Posted on Wednesday 22 December 2021 by Oliver O’Brien

Just in time for Christmas, here’s a central London alternative tube map that has been made by ICON Printing, a custom apparel design firm. It highlights shops near the marked stations that have known strong environmental, sustainable and sociall…

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Christmas Markets

Posted on Wednesday 18 December 2019 by Oliver O’Brien

The days may be short, but London comes alive in the month leading up to Christmas, with a number of Christmas Markets popping up at various scenic, tourist friendly locations, to provide a bit of mulled wine, bratwurst and handmade Christmas gifts. Li…

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The Mapping London Christmas List 2019

Posted on Thursday 21 November 2019 by Oliver O’Brien

The season for giving and receiving approaches once again. Here’s Mapping London’s guide to the best gifts for that London, or cartographical, enthusiast in your life: London Poverty Maps (Our Review / Buy on Amazon)This hardback book is an…

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Winter Wonderland

Posted on Friday 7 December 2018 by Oliver O’Brien

It’s been a wet and drab December so far – so why not escape the gloom and get into the spirit of the season with the biggest Christmas market/funfair in London? Winter Wonderland, which occupies a huge space at the eastern end of Hyde Park, stretching almost from Marble Arch to Hyde Park Corner. The […]

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Christmas Map 2017

Posted on Friday 1 December 2017 by Oliver O’Brien

It’s December! So Christmas is not far away, and so here’s a nice map which takes that always popular London map – the tube map – focuses on the inner city section, coverts the lines to coloured tissue paper, and hangs baubles on many of the stations, detailing a nearby Christmas-related attraction, be it a […]

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The Ultimate Gift List for Map Lovers

Posted on Saturday 18 November 2017 by James Cheshire

Here’s my 2017/2018 Ultimate Gift List for Map Lovers! All the recommendations are for products I own – or have seen – and can genuinely endorse. I’ve listed them under broad categories of people you might want to buy them for. Hopefully they cater for a range of map-related interests and budgets. Enjoy! For those who […]

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Christmas List 2016

Posted on Monday 12 December 2016 by Oliver O’Brien

Welcome to the Mapping London Christmas List 2016! Not long now until Christmas Day – if you are having a last minute present crisis, our list includes direct links, so you can browse, order, sit back and relax in the knowledge that the present selections for your London map geek friends (or yourself!) are all […]

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Christmas Map

Posted on Tuesday 6 December 2016 by Oliver O’Brien

Here’s a rather nice map combining the famously colourful and diagrammatic tube map with Christmas tree lights, to create an infographic, “The London Christmas Map”, showing the Christmassy events happening in London. You can see a full version of the map, including a key and listings for each event and how far it is from […]

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The Mapping London Christmas List 2014

Posted on Wednesday 19 November 2014 by Oliver O’Brien

We’d thought we’d put together a list of ou […]

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Mapped: Christmas Around the World

Posted on Tuesday 20 December 2011 by James Cheshire

It would be a shame to end the year without a festive map! Jack Harrison (@jacksfeed) is studying for a research masters in “Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation” at UCL. I teach on the course and it obviously hasn’t worked Jack hard enough this term as he has had time to slack off and produce …

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